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Duplicate of Duplicate of Renaissance
Duplicate of Duplicate of Renaissance
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What sea did Marco Polo cross to pick up the Silk Road?
Yellow Sea
the Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
South China Sea
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Why was the printing press so important?
it made books available to a wider audience
it made Johannes Gutenburg famous
it spurred the invention of the telescope.
it embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
3
What is considered art?
all of the above
poetry
drama
literature
4
Which of the following occurred in Elizabethan England?
Gutenberg invented the printing press
Scientist discovered a cure for the plague
Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet."
Dante wrote "The Divine Comedy"
5
What route did Marco Polo take to reach China?
Silk Road
Appian Way
No one knows
Mediterranean Sea
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Which of the following characterizes the Renaissance?
a decline in learning
growth of religious belief
spread of democracy
outburst of creativity
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Where did the European Renaissance begin?
Spain
Northern Europe
France
Italy
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What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
to excel in many fields
to stand out as an artist
to be well versed in classical literature
to speak many languages
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What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
love of the arts
love of knowledge
remodel
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What does writing in the vernacular mean?
in Latin
first person POV
in your "native" language
foreign language
11
Through which territory did most of the Silk Road run?
The Mongol Empire (China)
the Byzantine Empire
the Arabian Empire
the Roman Empire
12
What is the mood of an author who uses words like:like a lark, sings hymns, wealth, sweet love?
joyful
depressed
angry
unhappy
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Why was Marco Polo important to the early Renaissance?
brought new foods to Italy
Explored much of the Silk Road and China
all of the above
Brought Asian ideas to Europe
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Which one was a painter and sculptor?
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Cervantes
Brunelleschi
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What was the general time period of the Renaissance?
1200-1500
1200-1600
1300-1600
1300-1500
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What is the mood of an author who uses words like: disgrace, beweep, cries, wishing, despising?
confused
angry and sad
all of the above
unhappy, sad
17
Humanism focuses on which of the following?
works of medieval writers
needs of the group over the individual
human potential for achievement
doctrine of the Catholic Church
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Which Renaissance invention had the greatest impact?
the plow
the printing press
the long bow
trebuchet
19
Which is associated with Classical learning?
ideas of ancient China
ideas of Greece and Rome
ideas of the Middle Ages
ideas of ancient India
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What effect did the Silk Road and Marco Polo have?
encouraged European tourists to go to China
promoted European rulers to attack Mongolia
encouraged European merchants to trade with Asia
European rulers banned travel to China
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Why did Petrarch say books were scarce because good copyists were scarce?
hard to find copyists to handle serious and difficult books
it took a long time to copy by hand
all of the above
it was hard to find people who valued classical learning
22
What places did the Silk Road connect?
Europe and India
Europe and China
Europe and Africa
China and India
23
How many years did Marco Polo travel through Asia? (1271-1295)
21
24
18
27
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Shakespeare was what kind of an Elizabethan artist?
playwrite
painter
both playwrite and poet
poet
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Which describes the Silk Road?
5,000 mile roadway by Romans
ancient trade route connecting Europe with China
a route connecting Rome to Constantinople
route created by the Mongols to move armies
